Mastering both legal and business languages is crucial to meet my client's expectations and the LLM precisely provided me with both the business and legal tools that I needed to understand the issues faced by my clients.

OBJECTIVES

English. The EDHEC LLM seeks to offer students global knowledge of the relationships between

companies and their legal environment, together with an in-depth understanding of the practice of

business law in international law firms and corporate legal departments.

Learning outcomes:

Assess, analyse and implement technical matters in a broad range of legal areas

Handle complex legal issues

Master strategic thinking in managing legal risk & compliance

Create value by using the law

The programme combines core modules, electives in French or in English, seminars and numerous case studies and projects, and especially:

Advanced Competition Law

Business Ethics for Lawyers

Capital Markets Law

Compliance and Risk Management

Family Business Law

Intellectual Property Law in Globalised and Digital Economies

International Tax Law

Law, Strategy & Lobbying

Leadership

Practice of Mergers and Acquisitions

Strategies in Litigation, Arbitration and ADR

CAREER PERSPECTIVES

The EDHEC LLM in Law & Tax Management offers a practice-oriented curriculum designed for

students who want to become business lawyers, in-house counsels or compliance officers.

IMPACT OF THE EDHEC RESEARCH

The programme draws on the collective expertise of LegalEdhec, a research centre led by distinguished professors of law who produce critical insight into the field of law and management.

STRONGLY CONNECTED WITH THE BUSINESS WORLD

Based on the concept ‘One File/One Firm’, a series of practical exercises and studies cases are organised to further promote a dynamic and pragmatic approach. Specialised lawyers and some of the most repudiate law firms and companies such as August & Debouzy,EY, Freshfields, Linklaters, White & Case, Deloitte Luxembourg, CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre, AG2R La Mondiale, Studiocanal and Tarkett have partnered with the LLM to further train future legal practitioners.